Omaha daily bee., 1887-07-13
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MINOR MENTION.


Reiter. tailor. Summer goods cheap.
Permit to wed was yesterday given
lthama Clark and Mary Turner, both OF
Taylor station.
George Grant, of Harrison county, and
Rue Van Dusen, of this city, were yester-
day married by Justice Barnett.
Two Lincoln detectives were yesterday
after fellow here, but their eagle eyes
could not see him, and they gave up the
hunt.
The district court holds an adjourned
term July 25 to consider the saloon in
Junction cases. The next regular term
of court opens the last of August.
The Methodist ladies will give social
tomorrow evening at the parlors of their
church in honor of the twentieth ami
versary of its dedication. Everybody in.
vited.
Theo Voigt and his wife Anna have
come TO an understanding. He has made
her bill of sale of the household goods.
contained in their home, in consldera-
ton of her caring for their children.
The Adams family had rumpus which
resulted IN charges of disturbing the
peace being made against H. II. Adams,
Henry Adams and Jasper Adams. The
cases have been continued until the 18TH
j j. Points was booked at the police
station for being drunk and asleep. The
drunk part Of the charge could be for
given, but for man to sleep these hot
nights was too great failing to be over
looked.
H. L. Powell and Miss Ida S. Smith
were yesterday afternoon married at st.
Paul s church rectory by Rev. Il. >.
Mackey. They left last evening on
trip to ST. Joe. Mr. Powell is an engi-
neer on the Wabash road.
The opening exercises of the ceebra-
ton OF the twentieth anniversary of
Broadway NJ. +. church will be held at
the church this evenng-Deglnning at
o'clock. A cordial invitation is extended
to the public to attend these services.
Barrett's circus visited the city yester.
day, but did not draw such crowds us
were expected. The sultry weather kept
many away, and there have been SO many
dime shows of late, and such good ones,
ones, that the 10 cent circuses do not get
the crowds they used to draw in.
The police arrested A. j. Jenson for
disturbing the peace. Jenson got on
some sort of tantrum at his home, near
the corner of Avenue + and Tenth street,
and when the officers arrived had barri-
caded the doors with furniture, piled
high, and tried to make his escape from
an upper window.
Some of the contractors for municipal
work seem to have a strange mlsunder-
standing. They expect to be paid all in
bonds, when the law is and has been for
some time, that one-tifth Is paid in certi-
ticates against the property assessed, and
been so fully explained, and the law is
80 clear, that it seems strange that any
contractors bidding on work could be
misled.
X. l.. Williams and Capt ID. b. Clark
have been appointed committee to So
licit subscriptions towards defraying the
expenses of the Grand Army rally on
Monday and Tuesday, July 1S and 10.
They will call on the liberal. hearted citi.
hope to receive good encouragement.
The headquarters OF the committee are
at 1S and 20 North Main street.
Pat Maloney has been sent to Jail to
await the action of the grand Jury on the
charge that he robbed fellow named
McGee, with whom he had been drinking
during the day. As there is no assurance
August, an attempt was made by the
state to have Maloney sentenced on a
charge of larceny rather than held on the
more serious charge. Maloney's attor-
ney objected, and so the fellow is held
Instead of spending fifteen days in Jail he
will remain there now until the 1st of
September or later.
Last nlSHt was tne CLOSING eXnlDlllOn OF
the converted seal. This queer freak Of
nature used to wear fish scale covering,
and pass himself off for seal, or man
fish, or something of that sort in side
show. He would lay in tank of water
like seal, and could hold his head under
water for quite a long time. Now he has
been converted and is captain in the
Salvation Army. and goes about quite
nimbly on Ihls crutches. He can stand
on these crutches on the platform and
turn complete somersault. He is used
as great drawing card to get the crowds
to the meetings, and is probably doing
as we'll as when in the show business.
The flaming advertisement reads like a
show bill. "1he little wonder. The
converted seal, will relate his wonderful
experience as Snowman, drunkard. gam
bier. and how God has wonderfully
saved him from all. Come and see the
wonderful wonder All are invited. Je.
sus says come Admission ten cents.
When You are IN the city stop at the
Pacific house. Street cars pass the door
every fifteen minutes for all the depots
Meals 80 cents each.
Masonic.